Azure Job Trends in the East of England

Microsoft Azure
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Azure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 8 5
Rank change year-on-year +2 -3 +1
Permanent jobs citing Azure 436 467 354
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 11.95% 10.75% 16.97%
As % of the Cloud Services category 39.82% 38.82% 49.44%
Number of salaries quoted 358 321 300
10th Percentile £26,100 £26,250 £27,975
25th Percentile £28,000 £39,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £64,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £87,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% -3.85%

All Cloud Skills
East of England

Azure falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,095 1,203 716
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 30.02% 27.69% 34.32%
Number of salaries quoted 664 663 592
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,400 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,125 £40,000 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,580 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.13% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £61,250 £73,750 £67,813
90th Percentile £75,875 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £58,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.77% +4.00% -3.85%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Azure job vacancy trend in the East of England

Azure
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure

Azure
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure in the East of England over the 6 months to 23 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Azure in the East of England

Azure
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the East of England region over the 6 months to 23 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire -1 129 £55,000 +0.39% 62
Cambridgeshire +12 121 £40,000 -15.79% 56
Essex -3 83 £35,000 -31.37% 50
Bedfordshire +4 54 £31,000 -38.00% 29
Suffolk +6 35 £47,500 +43.94% 17
Norfolk -18 10 £62,500 +95.31% 22
East Anglia - 4 £95,000 - 23
Azure
England

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 63 (14.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 49 (11.24%) SharePoint
3 14 (3.21%) Confluence
4 5 (1.15%) WordPress
5 4 (0.92%) Apache Solr
5 4 (0.92%) CMS
6 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.23%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 50 (11.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (4.13%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.46%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.38%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 170 (38.99%) Microsoft 365
2 105 (24.08%) Power Platform
3 86 (19.72%) Entra ID
4 71 (16.28%) AWS
5 32 (7.34%) Azure Logic Apps
5 32 (7.34%) PowerApps
6 28 (6.42%) Azure DevOps
7 23 (5.28%) Power Automate
8 20 (4.59%) SaaS
8 20 (4.59%) Serverless
9 17 (3.90%) Snowflake
10 16 (3.67%) OneDrive
11 12 (2.75%) GCP
11 12 (2.75%) GitHub
11 12 (2.75%) PaaS
12 11 (2.52%) IaaS
13 8 (1.83%) Azure Data Factory
13 8 (1.83%) Google Workspace
14 7 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
15 6 (1.38%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 79 (18.12%) Firewall
2 39 (8.94%) DHCP
3 38 (8.72%) DNS
4 30 (6.88%) VPN
5 28 (6.42%) TCP/IP
5 28 (6.42%) WAN
6 24 (5.50%) Wireless
7 22 (5.05%) Internet
7 22 (5.05%) LAN
8 14 (3.21%) SAN
8 14 (3.21%) VLAN
9 12 (2.75%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (2.52%) WLAN
11 7 (1.61%) IP Telephony
12 4 (0.92%) Cisco ASA
12 4 (0.92%) Remote Desktop
12 4 (0.92%) SD-WAN
13 3 (0.69%) Network Security
13 3 (0.69%) VoIP
14 2 (0.46%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (16.06%) Power BI
2 48 (11.01%) SQL Server
3 18 (4.13%) MySQL
4 15 (3.44%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (1.83%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.61%) Amazon RDS
7 6 (1.38%) Oracle Database
7 6 (1.38%) Redis
7 6 (1.38%) Tableau
8 5 (1.15%) Crystal Reports
8 5 (1.15%) Oracle Reports
8 5 (1.15%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.92%) Azure SQL Database
9 4 (0.92%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.46%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.46%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.46%) Metadata
10 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.23%) Looker
Development Applications
1 27 (6.19%) Git
2 23 (5.28%) JIRA
3 5 (1.15%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.69%) GitLab
5 2 (0.46%) MSTest
5 2 (0.46%) NUnit
5 2 (0.46%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.46%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.46%) TeamCity
5 2 (0.46%) TestNG
6 1 (0.23%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 108 (24.77%) Social Skills
2 48 (11.01%) Finance
3 23 (5.28%) Retail
4 20 (4.59%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (4.36%) Law
6 17 (3.90%) Automotive
7 16 (3.67%) Legal
8 13 (2.98%) Public Sector
9 9 (2.06%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (1.83%) Back Office
10 8 (1.83%) Multimedia
11 6 (1.38%) Publishing
12 5 (1.15%) Marketing
12 5 (1.15%) Telecoms
13 4 (0.92%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.92%) Health Technology
13 4 (0.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.46%) Games
14 2 (0.46%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 75 (17.20%) Analyst
2 54 (12.39%) IT Support
3 50 (11.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 49 (11.24%) Developer
5 48 (11.01%) Support Analyst
6 40 (9.17%) Support Engineer
7 38 (8.72%) Azure Engineer
8 34 (7.80%) Senior
9 31 (7.11%) Architect
10 30 (6.88%) IT Engineer
11 26 (5.96%) 1st Line Support
12 23 (5.28%) 3rd Line Engineer
13 22 (5.05%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
14 21 (4.82%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
15 20 (4.59%) Administrator
16 19 (4.36%) 2nd Line Support
16 19 (4.36%) Cloud Engineer
16 19 (4.36%) Lead
17 17 (3.90%) IT Support Engineer
18 16 (3.67%) Graduate Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (11.24%) .NET
2 23 (5.28%) CSS
3 20 (4.59%) React
4 15 (3.44%) jQuery
4 15 (3.44%) Vue
5 13 (2.98%) Web Services
6 11 (2.52%) ASP.NET
6 11 (2.52%) YAML
7 10 (2.29%) HTML
8 7 (1.61%) ARM Templates
9 6 (1.38%) .NET Framework
9 6 (1.38%) REST
10 5 (1.15%) AngularJS
10 5 (1.15%) HTML5 Canvas
11 4 (0.92%) .NET Core
11 4 (0.92%) Node.js
11 4 (0.92%) SignalR
12 3 (0.69%) Playwright
12 3 (0.69%) PyTorch
12 3 (0.69%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 17 (3.90%) IoT
2 15 (3.44%) Data Centre
3 13 (2.98%) Driving Licence
4 12 (2.75%) Enterprise Software
4 12 (2.75%) Onboarding
5 10 (2.29%) Hybrid Cloud
6 9 (2.06%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (1.61%) Cloud Native
8 6 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (1.38%) Management Information System
8 6 (1.38%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.15%) Enterprise Storage
10 4 (0.92%) Clustering
10 4 (0.92%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (0.92%) iPad
10 4 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.69%) PKI
11 3 (0.69%) Virtual Team
12 2 (0.46%) CCTV
12 2 (0.46%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 173 (39.68%) Windows
2 135 (30.96%) Windows Server
3 44 (10.09%) Windows Server 2019
4 37 (8.49%) Windows 10
5 31 (7.11%) Mac OS
6 19 (4.36%) Linux
7 15 (3.44%) Windows Server 2016
8 14 (3.21%) Android
9 10 (2.29%) Apple iOS
10 3 (0.69%) VMS
11 2 (0.46%) Unix
12 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.23%) SUSE
12 1 (0.23%) Windows 2000
12 1 (0.23%) Windows 8
12 1 (0.23%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (26.61%) Problem-Solving
2 102 (23.39%) Customer Service
3 81 (18.58%) ITIL
4 75 (17.20%) Business Intelligence
5 74 (16.97%) Agile
6 63 (14.45%) Stakeholder Management
7 59 (13.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 57 (13.07%) Continuous Improvement
9 54 (12.39%) Analytics
10 51 (11.70%) DevOps
11 45 (10.32%) CI/CD
12 42 (9.63%) Mentoring
12 42 (9.63%) Process Improvement
13 38 (8.72%) Data Analysis
14 37 (8.49%) Roadmaps
15 35 (8.03%) Cybersecurity
15 35 (8.03%) Data Analytics
16 34 (7.80%) Service Delivery
17 32 (7.34%) Scrum
18 27 (6.19%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 78 (17.89%) PowerShell
2 54 (12.39%) C#
3 48 (11.01%) SQL
4 47 (10.78%) Python
5 33 (7.57%) JavaScript
6 21 (4.82%) PHP
7 19 (4.36%) Java
8 14 (3.21%) C++
9 11 (2.52%) VB.NET
10 7 (1.61%) Bash
10 7 (1.61%) R
11 6 (1.38%) VBScript
12 5 (1.15%) TypeScript
13 4 (0.92%) Bicep
14 2 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 1 (0.23%) C
15 1 (0.23%) Go
Qualifications
1 63 (14.45%) Microsoft Certification
2 53 (12.16%) DBS Check
3 48 (11.01%) Degree
4 41 (9.40%) Azure Certification
5 24 (5.50%) Computer Science Degree
6 21 (4.82%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (3.90%) AWS Certification
7 17 (3.90%) CCNA
8 14 (3.21%) Security Cleared
9 13 (2.98%) A+ Certification
10 11 (2.52%) SC Cleared
10 11 (2.52%) TOGAF Certification
11 10 (2.29%) CompTIA Security+
11 10 (2.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 8 (1.83%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 8 (1.83%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 8 (1.83%) MCP
12 8 (1.83%) MCSA
13 7 (1.61%) Network+ Certification
14 6 (1.38%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.21%) GDPR
2 11 (2.52%) Accessibility
3 8 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (1.61%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.38%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (1.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (0.92%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.69%) NIST
8 3 (0.69%) QA
8 3 (0.69%) SLA
9 2 (0.46%) GxP
9 2 (0.46%) PMO
10 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.23%) EU AI Act
10 1 (0.23%) GRC
10 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.23%) JSP 440
10 1 (0.23%) NCSC
System Software
1 132 (30.28%) Active Directory
2 36 (8.26%) Hyper-V
3 32 (7.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (4.82%) Virtual Desktop
5 19 (4.36%) Docker
6 4 (0.92%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.92%) vSphere
7 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.69%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 79 (18.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (3.90%) Terraform
3 16 (3.67%) SCCM
4 12 (2.75%) Backup Exec
5 10 (2.29%) Kubernetes
6 6 (1.38%) Ansible
6 6 (1.38%) Jamf Pro
7 4 (0.92%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.92%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.46%) Failover Clustering
8 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Clustering
8 2 (0.46%) NetBackup
8 2 (0.46%) PaperCut
8 2 (0.46%) Puppet
8 2 (0.46%) WhatsUp Gold
9 1 (0.23%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 271 (62.16%) Microsoft
2 45 (10.32%) VMware
3 18 (4.13%) Veeam
4 17 (3.90%) Cisco
5 16 (3.67%) Apple
6 13 (2.98%) Atlassian
6 13 (2.98%) DevExpress
6 13 (2.98%) Fortinet
6 13 (2.98%) ServiceNow
7 11 (2.52%) Palo Alto
7 11 (2.52%) SAP
8 10 (2.29%) CrowdStrike
8 10 (2.29%) Google
9 9 (2.06%) Salesforce
10 8 (1.83%) HP
10 8 (1.83%) Oracle
11 7 (1.61%) Dell
11 7 (1.61%) Samsung
12 6 (1.38%) Remedy
12 6 (1.38%) Workday